Concise resource addressing

The present disclosure involves systems, software, and computer-implemented methods for concise resource addressing. An example method includes receiving a request for an application including a resource identifier, the resource identifier including a textual identifier and a contextual identifier, the textual identifier including a textual description of the requested application, and the contextual identifier including an encoded description of the requested application; determining at least one target application associated with the resource identifier based at least in part on the textual identifier or the contextual identifier; and sending a response to the request include the at least one target application associated with the resource identifier.